{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-117","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 13-117","heading":"Defendant as witness; no comment on failure to testify","body":"A. A defendant in a criminal action or proceeding shall not be compelled to be a witness against himself, but may be a witness in his own behalf. If he offers himself as a witness in his own behalf, he may be cross-examined to the same extent and subject to the same rules as any other witness.\n\nB. The defendant's neglect or refusal to be a witness in his own behalf shall not in any manner prejudice him, or be used against him on the trial or proceedings.","path":["Title 13 Criminal Code"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/00117.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"707b9cee0c4ec98436faf0a315cf3db82397ddbf0be0dd32f0ee57bca446ec02","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-116","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}